Mr Andy Cowper

Mr Andy Cowper

United Kingdom
Sep
17

Editor's blog Saturday 17th September 2011: Health Policy Intelligence 23/4, 'David Nicholson - wheelbarrow man or liberator?'

Health Policy Intelligence is our weekly subscription-based analysis service. The new double-issue, '‘Comrade Sir David Nicholson - the wheelbarrow
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Sep
17

Editor's blog Wednesday 14 September 2011: CQC's "significant distortion of priorities" criticised by health select committee

The Commons health select committee continues its good work with the publication of the reports of its first annual accountability
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Sep
17

Editor's blog Thursday 8th September 2011: DH publishes revised Health Bill impact assessment

The DH has published the revised Health Bill impact assessment [http://www.dh.gov.uk/prod_consum_dh/groups/dh_
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Sep
13

Editor's blog Tuesday 13 September 2011: What is happening in parts of the private sector?

This piece in today's Guardian [http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/sep/13/private-healthcare-boosted-by-nhs-rationing] by Denis Campbell
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Sep
13

Editor's blog Monday 12 September 2011: Chase Farm maternity & A&E - the first closure of many

As predicted by the Daily Telegraph [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/8756245/Government-to-merge-Chase-Farm-Hospital-which-David-Cameron-vowed-to-save.html] among others, Secretary Of
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Sep
09

The Maynard Doctrine: Time to abolish Payment By Results

Health economist Professor Alan Maynard suggests that PbR has outlived its usefulness, and that management has failed to act meaningfully
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Sep
07

Editor's blog Wednesday 7th September 2011: Oops, I Did It Again. Cameron misleads House on medical bodies' support for Bill

For the Prime Minister to mislead the House Of Commons (as Health Policy Insight exclusively proved he did over Mark
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Sep
07

Editor's blog Wednesday 7th September 2011: Humpty Dumpty, centaurs and Alan Partridge in yesterday's Commons Health Bill debate

I don't really know what to say about yesterday's debate on the recommitted Health And Social
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Sep
07

Editor's blog Tuesday 6th September 2011: Hansard of today's Health And Social Care Bill debate

Hansard have got the transcript online for the schedule debate [http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm/cmtoday/cmdebate/c_
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Sep
05

Editor’s blog Monday 13 December 2010: The road to the liberated zone is paved with tight Stalinist controls

I have noticed something about 'The £15-20 Billion Man' Sir David Nicholson, chief executive of the NHS. He’
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